Attornare

Attumare.

L. Lat. [L. Fr. attomer; according to Spelman, from toumer, to turn, to exchange; to give one thing in place of another.] In feudal law. To attorn; to transfer or turn over. Attornare servitium tenentis; to attorn the service of a tenant. Bract, fol.

81b, 82.

Et attoraat servitium firmarii; and attoms the service of the fermor or lessee. Id. fol.

178.

Possum attornare tenentem meum; I may attora my tenant. Id. fol.

169.

Cum ipse de voluntate sua se attornaverit ei, et ei fecerit servitium; where he, of his own will, attorned himself to him, and did service to him. Id. fol.

41.

In quihus casibus attoraabitur, velit nolit; in which cases he shall be attorned, whether he will or not. Id, fol.

82.

Attornare rem; to attorn or turn over a thing, as money and goods; i. e. to assign or appropriate them to soma particular use and service.

Kenn. Par. Ant. 283. Cowell.

In old practice. To attorn: to put in one's place; to appoint a substitute or attorney. ^Pateat universis per presentee, quod ego, A. de B., attornavi, et in loco meo constitui C. de D.; Know all men by the presents, that I, A. of B., have attorned, and put in my place C. of D. Reg. Orig. 172. Vohis prascipimus quod attomatum quem W. per literas suas patentee loco suo attornare voluerit — recipiatis; we command you that you receive the attorney whom W, by his letters patent may choose to o<tom in his place.

Id. 172 b.

The words attornare, attornavi, attornavit, attomavera^, dtc, are of constant occurrence in the forms of letters of attorney, and writs de attomato recipiendo, m the Register.

Beg, Orig. 26—29.